Research and analysis
Potential impact of the Online Safety Bill
This research report is an update to the final stage impact assessment published in 2022 - and reflects several major policy changes made during passage of the Online Safety Bill.
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This research report and the Online Safety Act: Enactment Impact Assessment reflect several major policy changes made during passage of the Bill.
The assessment estimates the Online Safety Act must prevent just 1.3% of online harms to offset the cost of the regulatory regime to business and government. This is lower than 2.1% estimated in the final stage Bill impact assessment.